But this is the Internet Age and things have to move fast. Sound bites,
not
debates. Catch phrases like "essence of marriage" are preferred by some
over actual comparisons of the privileges and responsibilities of different
versions of marriage. There's no need to wait and see how something works when
criticism can be posted immediately, and a rabble inspired to follow and
donate.

A survey of San Diego's economic prosperity reveals the region's standard of living is falling behind the rest of California and the nation. The San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, has a strategy to reverse the trend. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

For the first time in the city's history, San Diego will have a fully funded brush management program. During the next two years the city will clear all of the nearly 1,200 acres recommended by the fire rescue department. Reporter David Nogueras has more.

The Cygnet Theatre launches a new space with a Sondheim musical and Sledgehammer takes their avant-garde approach to an August Strindberg classic called Miss Julie. We talk theater on Weekend Preview this weeks weekend preview.

The Asylum Street Spankers began busking in the streets of Austin, Texas in the early 1990's. Today, the Spankers tour the country and have recorded 17 albums. They played the Casbah in San Diego earlier this week and now they join us in studio.

When the U.S. press covers stories out of Baja California, does it give a fair and accurate view of the news event? With a recent increase in stories about shootouts and kidnappings in Baja California, many Mexican officials are crying foul over how the American press is covering their region. Business leaders in Tijuana and Rosarito are even attributing a drop in tourism to the sensational news coverage. We speak with a pair of local journalists, the Baja California Vice Secretary of Tourism, and the Mayor of Rosarito about news coverage of Baja California and the impact it has on business south of the border.

Fifty years ago, Charles David Keeling created the Keeling Curve, which measures greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. We speak with the son of the Keeling Curve founder about why the Curve is still relevant, why its existence constantly faces threats, and the how he characterizes the legacy of the Curve.

A new survey of 2,000 Californians reveals widespread pessimism about the economy and the future of our state. More than 60 percent of respondents say California is headed in the "wrong direction." KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps has details.

Tourism officials in Baja California have been holding their breath as this Spring's tourist season gets underway. They're banking on this season to resuscitate the state's flagging tourism economy. Reports of violence, a weak U.S. dollar, and long border waits have drained out some of the air. As KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson explains, the beach town of Rosarito, just south of Tijuana, has been particularly hard hit.